Speeding up its probe in the controversial defence deal that had surfaced in 2012, the Enforcement Directorate has recently sent judicial requests to the UK and Hong Kong in connection with its money laundering probe in the Tatra truck deal. The agency has dispatched the requests, called Letters Rogatory (LRs) in judicial terminology, after a special court in New Delhi recently allowed its request in this regard. ...
02:10 PM, Feb 17, 2013
New Delhi: Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi on Thursday provided to the CBI some key documents related to Tatra all terrain vehicle deal during his questioning by the agency officials. Rishi, who arrived at the CBI headquarters is being probed by the agency in connection with all terrain vehicles deal with the BEML, CBI sources said. The sources, without specifying details of documents, said Rishi has visited to provide some records...
08:43 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: The probe into the controversial Tatra-BEML deal is slated to be widened as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to question three top former army officer. According to sources, the CBI is probing if information was passed on to Tatra in return for jobs after retirement. CNN-IBN has learnt that the CBI is set to question the three retired Army officers, who joined Vectra owner Ravi...
06:15 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Czechoslovakia based truck-maker Tatra on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against its blacklisting. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to DGCA and Ministry of Home Affairs for May 15 and sought all records related to the case. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had blacklisted the company's subsidiary Global Vectra Helicorp last week. The company has been under the scanner after Army Chief General...
10:16 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: After BEML and Tatra Sipox officials, the CBI is now planning to quiz Defence Ministry officials in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra all-terrain vehicle deal. CBI sources said names of at least six Defence Ministry officials have been finalised who could be quizzed next week in connection with the alleged violation of Defence Procurement Rules in the Tatra truck deal between Tatra Sipox UK and public...
08:55 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI is investigating the alleged association of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with some bureaucrats and has approached the Income Tax department seeking details of its probe against a tainted IAS couple, suspected to be beneficiaries of his largesse. The CBI is suspecting that the suspended power couple of Madhya Pradesh, under the I-T department's probe for amassing illicit wealth, are among many officers who have allegedly facilitated...
12:17 PM, Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches in Delhi and NCR in connection with the Tatra truck deal case. According to the reports, the raids were conducted at residences of two ex-army officials and a Vectra employee. Sources said that these army officers were named by Vectra Chairman Ravi Rishi's employees during questioning. Teams of CBI officials carried out searches across the national capital and Noida at the...
09:57 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) CMD V Natarajan was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the controversy over the deal to supply the all-terrian Tatra trucks to the Army. The CBI is investigating the BEML-Tatra deal following Army Chief General VK Singh's allegations that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by a former Army officer lobbying for the truck manufacturer ...
12:40 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) CMD V Natarajan was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the controversy over the deal to supply the all-terrian Tatra trucks to the Army. The CBI is investigating the BEML-Tatra deal following Army Chief General VK Singh's allegations that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by a former Army officer lobbying for the truck manufacturer...
12:40 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) on Monday grilled Vectra chief Ravi Rishi again in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra-BEML deal under which all terrain vehicles are supplied to the Army. Ravi Rishi was asked to clarify some more facts before the CBI starts questioning BEML chief V Natarajan on Tuesday. Natarajan is to be questioned after 11 am at the CBI headquarters on Tuesday. The...
06:12 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday asked BEML chief VRS Natarajan to appear before the agency on Tuesday in connection with alleged irregularities in Tatra-BEML deal. The agency had filed an FIR against BEML and Vectra Group chief Ravi Rishi in connection with the deal. Chairman of the Vectra Group Rishi was quizzed earlier in connection with BEML's Rs 5,000 crore deal with Tatra, the company...
05:28 PM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI is looking into the payments made by defence PSU BEML to Tatra Sipox UK for the supply of all terrain trucks and plans to send judicial request to the United Kingdom seeking details of its financial transactions and ownerships. The agency suspects that payments from BEML were actually going to a tax haven, CBI sources said, adding that they are probing into it but added that...
07:40 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Makers of Tatra trucks, Tatra a.s. of Czech Republic, on Wednesday dismissed allegations that it was involved in corruption in supply of its vehicles to Army and said it has no direct or indirect relationship with Indian Army or any of its representatives. The company said it would seek an explanation from Vectra Chairman Ravi Rishi regarding CBI's probe against him in connection with alleged corruption in the...
06:07 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the Bangalore office on Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and seized the records related to the Tatra trucks deal, sources said. The investigating agency is likely to question BEML Chairman & Managing Director VRS Natarajan in connection with the deal. The CBI has also sought Defence Ministry's help to study all contracts between Tatra Sipox UK and BEML, and...
05:22 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday questioned Vectra chairman Ravinder Rishi for the fourth time in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra truck supply to the Army. According to CBI sources, Rishi who is "cooperating" so far has been asked to produce all the documents related to the Tatra Sipox UK agreement with the BEML which was inked in 1997. They said that at present...
08:19 PM, Apr 03, 2012
The Tatra truck deal came under scrutiny after General VK Singh claimed that he was offered Rs 14 crore bribe to clear it. ...
11:57 PM, Apr 02, 2012
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One of the first whistleblowers of the deal, an officer of the Ordnance Branch, is now raising more troubling questions. ...
11:21 PM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned Vectra Group chief Ravi Rishi in connection with the controversy over the Tatra-BEML deal. According to CBI sources, the CA and the CS of the Vectra Group chief were also summoned by the investigating agency with share holding documents. They also said that a decision on further questioning and arrest of Ravi would be taken after going through the...
05:27 PM, Apr 02, 2012
